The Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy called on the authorities to preserve the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine in its current format, emphasizing its vital role in ensuring food security and economic recovery of Ukraine during the war with Russia.
Mykola Solsky responded to the NABU's statement announcing that he was suspected in the case of seizure of state land, saying that it concerns the events of 2017-2018.
According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, Ukraine has planted more than 2 million hectares of spring grains and legumes, including corn, barley, wheat, peas, and oats.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy forecasts Ukraine's grain and oilseed harvest in 2024 at around 74 million tons, including 52. 4 million tons of grain and 21.7 million tons of oilseeds.
Ukrainian farmers have already planted more than 1. 26 million hectares of spring grains and pulses, such as wheat, barley, peas and oats, in the government-controlled areas.
The EU has agreed to extend duty-free and quota-free trade with Ukraine for a year for most goods, which will have a positive impact on Ukrainian exports in various areas, such as bioethanol, and grain and oilseed products.
Negotiations between Poland, the EU, and the relevant associations failed to take the first step toward unblocking the border due to disagreements among Polish associations, some of which opposed the proposed solution at the last minute, despite having initially reached a consensus.
If the blockade on the border with Poland continues, Ukraine could lose up to $400 million annually due to reduced exports and lower budget revenues.
Following meetings with Polish agricultural associations, Ukraine is cautiously optimistic that agri-trade issues will be resolved through further talks in April.
Ukraine and Poland held lengthy negotiations involving representatives of specialized associations, which generated cautious optimism about resolving disputes and establishing future cooperation.
All regions of Ukraine have started sowing spring crops such as sunflower, soybeans, sugar beets, wheat, barley, peas and oats.
Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky met in Brussels with his Belgian counterpart David Clarenval to discuss the extension of the autonomous trade regime between Ukraine and the EU for another year.
Odesa region is the leader among Ukrainian regions in terms of spring crops, with 43,000 hectares planted, including wheat, barley, peas and oats.
The government has agreed on measures to prevent forest fires, protect peatlands and farmland by 2024, and strengthen public awareness of fire safety rules.
Despite the ongoing war with Russia, Ukrainian farmers sowed 68. 3 thousand hectares of spring grains and pulses in 12 regions for the 2024 harvest.
Around half of Ukraine's regions have started sowing wheat, barley, peas and oats, with the largest areas already planted in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky and Vinnytsia regions.
As of the end of February, farmers in four regions of Ukraine started sowing 22. 3 thou hectares of spring wheat, barley and peas.
Ukraine has played an important role in ensuring global food security, exporting more than 70 million tons of agricultural products last year, according to Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food.
Ukraine offers Poland a five-step plan to unblock the border, including a ban on russian agricultural exports to the EU and the creation of a trilateral headquarters with the European Commission.
The discussion between Ukraine and Poland on the border blockade was constructive, and both sides agreed to meet again in a week to continue negotiations.
The Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine discussed with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania the issues of cooperation in the agricultural sector between the two countries and thanked his colleague for supporting the uninterrupted transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through Romania to European ports.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine is in constant dialog with the Ministry of Agriculture of Poland regarding the situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border.
The Polish Minister of Agriculture emphasized the need to maintain trade with Ukraine. According to him, a complete blockade of the border will lead to the fact that many Poles may lose their jobs.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Japan should become one of the leaders in the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine's economy after a visit to Tokyo, where 56 documents were signed, including on the avoidance of double taxation and Japanese investments and loans to support Ukrainian business and infrastructure projects.
Ukraine and Japan have signed more than 50 cooperation agreements aimed at economic development and reconstruction in areas such as avoidance of double taxation, support for Ukraine's recovery, agriculture, education, energy and infrastructure.
The Ministers of Agriculture of Ukraine and Poland discussed solving problems at the border for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products and continuing negotiations next week.
According to a survey of Ukrainian farmers and an analysis by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, soybean and sugar beet acreage is expected to increase, while corn acreage is expected to decrease in 2024.
Polish Agriculture Minister apologizes to Ukraine for Polish farmers scattering Ukrainian grain on the border to protest grain imports.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has strongly condemned the deliberate destruction of Ukrainian grain by Polish protesters on the Ukrainian-Polish border.
To counteract the reduction in livestock, the government will provide UAH 7 thousand of state aid per head to farmers with 3 to 100 cows.
